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Sunday 8 September
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Wednesday 18 September
· Performance ·
True Stories Live: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
My Kind of Michael
7.30pm | PWYCA Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 | Seated Venue: The National Centre for Writing
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4-£12 | Seated
A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience. Further info and live podcasts available: truestorieslive.co.uk
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· Performance ·
Saturday 14 September
Following international hit Bubble Schmeisis, Nick Cassenbaum is back. This time Nick brings us My Kind of Michael, a heartfelt and playful tribute to his childhood hero, Michael Barrymore. With live music and gags-a-plenty My Kind of Michael is?, well, Alwight! My Kind of Michael 18 September
· Performance ·
Daze presents Dazed in Space
· Workshop ·
One host. Two headliners. Three floor spots. And all of you. TOAST is a welcoming and exciting evening of poetry and spoken word from the country’s best writers.
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 | Seated Monday 16 September
· World ·
Sharon Shannon & Band
with Special Guest Seckou Keita
Legendary Irish accordion maestro Sharon Shannon brings her new live show on a UK tour. Joined by her band and special guest Seckou Keita from Senegal playing Kora and percussion.
8pm | £27.50 | £25 concessions | Seated Tuesday 17 September
Sonic Youths v6.8, 5th Birthday Party
Sonic Youths is marking its fifth birthday in style with a two-room gig for music-lovers of all ages showcasing the future of music from NAC’s diverse family of 14-19-year-old musicians. Join The Lanes, HONEY — full band debut — and The Young Pedestrians playing the hall, alternating between JBXM and Hannah Birtwell in the bar.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4-£12
Thursday 19 September
· Folk ·
The Shackleton Trio and Alden, Patterson & Dashwood
A special hometown gig as part of a one-off collaborative mini-tour bringing together two of Norwich’s finest folk exports.
8pm | £11.50 adv | £13.50 door | Seated Friday 20 September
· Rock/Pop ·
· Performance ·
· Ska ·
Dance all night to the joyful sounds of The Sweetbeats as they blend self-penned songs with twisted versions of the classic ska, reggae, bluebeat, soul and dub tunes that inspired them.
8pm | £12.50 | £10 concessions
· Network ·
Sonic Youths SALON #11
Calling all 14-19-year-old music-lovers! SALON offers free advice from industry experts, top-tips from our #SonicYouthsFam members, exclusive discounts plus free hot drinks and biscuits!
11am–1pm | Free
Saturday 21 September
Sonic Youths v6.9
· Rock/Pop ·
Sunday 29 September
· Performance ·
A Feast of True Stories: Regeneration
A special NAC regeneration fundraiser intertwining stories and food around the theme Regeneration. Enjoy rider snacks and NAC’s famous vegan chilli, enjoyed by countless bands from around the world, as you listen to true stories.
7pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 | Seated Monday 30 September
· Film ·
UNISON presents: Peterloo – a film by Mike Leigh
Screening of the film by Mike Leigh with guest speaker Roger McKenzie (UNISON Assistant Secretary General). Peterloo focuses on the brutal attack by government forces on a peaceful demonstration in St Peter’s Field Manchester.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4-£12 | Seated Wednesday 2 October
· World ·
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
+ DJ support from Ronnie Orbit (Tropical Shakedown) + Soul Stew in the bar Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band’s sophomore release ‘Obiaa!’ is a deep and soulful journey into the heart of Ghana’s indigenous highlife music celebrating the timeless and iconic voice of Pat Thomas, the 72 year-old “Golden Voice of Africa”.
8pm | £15.50 adv | £14 u25s adv | £18 door
Pat Thomas 2 October
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 - £12 | Seated
GRL DEM DJ Workshop for Women & Girls
Learn how to beat match, mix, scratch, or just how to seamlessly select and play tunes from some of the best DJs and DJ teachers in Norfolk. Some funded places avaialble, get in touch!
10am–4pm | £20
Saturday 5 October
· Ska ·
Chainska Brassika + support
Chainska Brassika are a truly unique and energetic squad of young South Londoners; presenting a tantalizing blend of authentic Ska rhythms, exquisite brass, and melodic vocals, making it impossible to deny your feet a chance to dance!
8pm | £15 adv | £14 concessions | £17 door Sunday 6 October
· Workshop ·
TOAST Workshop with Roger Robinson
A monthly two hour writing session led by the best poets in the U.K. It is a space to write; to read and to learn new techniques.
2pm–4pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 Venue: The National Centre for Writing Sunday 6 October
· Poetry ·
TOAST with Roger Robinson and Victoria Adukwei Bulley
One host. Two headliners. Three floor spots. And all of you. TOAST is a welcoming and exciting evening of poetry and spoken word from the country’s best writers. · World ·
8pm | £15.50 adv | £14 u25s | £18 door
The Brass Funkeys + Mutant Vinyl
· Workshop ·
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door
Fronted by Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West-African funk & disco and modern post-punk & electro.
· Funk ·
£11.50 adv | £9 adv concessions | £13.50 door
Spacehopper will be performing live acid-tinged euphoric trance, along with the finest selection of DJs, Full on UV Submersion, Lasers and Computer Projections.
Ibibio Sound Machine + support
8pm | £11.50 | £9 concessions | Seated
Spirited second line revelry, galloping gypsy czárdas, soulful jazz funeral marches and pumping brass driven funk!
· Dance ·
The Spacehopper Experience #NACregeneration
Monday 7 October
Jess and Nels tour with books and songs to satisfy the most avid record sleeve-readers, comic book-worms, or just about anyone feeling lost in the digital age. Their co-headlined show promises an atmospheric concoction of songwriting and storytelling.
Friday 27 September
Friday 4 October
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 | Seated
· Folk ·
Jess Morgan and Nels Andrews
Saturday 28 September
We can’t wait to welcome the newest members of NAC’s #SonicYouthsFam! Will they be classical composers, spoken-wordsmiths, inventive instrumentalists, rocking riot grrrls or something completely different? There’s one way to find out: join us!
1pm–4pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4-£12
What do you get if you cross a circus performer with a mentalist? Alex McAleer and Daisy Black combine magic, circus, theatre and sideshow in a double act inspired by traditional vaudeville. Folie à Deux invites you to revel in the madness of two as they push their relationship to its limits. Expect dangerous displays of public affection, an eclectic soundtrack and hula hoops. Lots of hula hoops. Supported by Arts Council England.
Thursday 26 September
The Sweetbeats #NACregeneration
Saturday 21 September · Rock/Pop ·
Monday 23 September
Gossamer Thread Circus present Folie à Deux
2-4pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12
with Jo Bell and Gboyega Odubanjo
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated
Wednesday 25 September
A monthly two hour writing session led by the best poets in the U.K. It is a space to write; to read and to learn new techniques.
TOAST
Be transported to India and experience its six seasons through the mesmerising music of Baluji Shrivastav OBE, celebrated blind Indian sitarist and composer, accompanied by tabla. Baluji’s performance will be a wonderful opportunity to hear classical Indian music at its best.
8pm | £22.50 adv | £24.50 door
TOAST Workshop with Jo Bell
· Poetry ·
Baluji Shrivastav OBE – Seasons of India
An exploration of Lou Reed solo songs that are based on characters, including Walk on the Wild Side, Satellite of Love, Charley’s Girl, Caroline Says II, Oh Jim, Street Hassle and Sally Can’t Dance, with a world class band.
8pm | £11.50 adv | £17 door
Sunday 15 September
· World ·
Richard Strange performs the songs of Lou Reed + Pamela Sue Mann
Following on from their stellar Colour Pop Party, Norwich drag superstars The House of Daze present an intergalactic evening of drag, theatre and live art. Come and join us and set your phasers to STUNNING!
Sunday 15 September
Sunday 22 September
Tuesday 8 October Thursday 3 October
True Stories Live Workshop
· Workshop ·
We all have stories to tell but sometimes we just need a helping hand to make them flow. Refreshments provided.
5pm–7pm | £6 | £4 concessions Venue: Anteros Arts Foundation
· Talk ·
Defying Gravity: An Evening with Jordan and Cathi Unsworth
Few people can claim to be living icons, but Jordan certainly can. The first Sex Pistol, she embodied punk through her self-creation, working with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood on London’s Kings Road to define a generation. An evening with Jordan and Cathi will lift the lid on Jordan’s autobiography and the stories it contains.
7.30pm | £5 adv | £6 door | Seated
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